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235, 1924 LSZQJM L. c. EROOK$ CONTAINER Filed Nov. 25,, 1921 Cal flowingmaterial.

Patented Dec. 23, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIOE.

LEWIS C. BROOKS, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, .ASSIGNOR TO THE NATIONALPAPER CAN COMPANY, CONSIN.

OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, A CORPORATION OF WIS- CONTAINER.

Application filed November 25, 1921. Serial No. 517,505.

it may concern.

Be it known that I, LEWIS C. Bnoons, a citizen of the United States,residing at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State ofWisconsin, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Containers, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The present invention ers, and more particularly to a container having apouring hole or nozzle. The object of the invention is to provide aclosure for such pouring hole which will be held in position to bereadily applied for closing the hole, and which is simple and can bemade cheaply.

In the drawings which illustrate the preferred embodiment of theinvention,-

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a container embodying the invention;

Figures 2 and 3 are top and side views,

respectively, of the closure for the pouring hole;

Figures 4 and 5 are sect-ions through the container lid showing theclosure applied to cplose the hole and open it, respectively; an

Figures 6, 7, 8, and 9 are views showing modified forms of the closure.

Referring to the illustrated embodiment of the invention, the container1 is adapted to contain materials which may be readily poured through asmall hole, such, for example, as salt, sugar, cofiee, or other free Itis desirable to keep such material free from moisture and to excludeair. In the top or lid 2 of the container is a pouring hole or nozzle 3,which is simply a hole punched through the lid. The container 1 and itstop 2 are preferably made of paper, although other material may be used.As shown in Figure 1, this hole is an oval hole. The hole is closed by aclosure comprising a friction plug 4 which fits into the hole 3 and anarm 5 for securing the plug to the container top. The closure piece ispreferably formed of a single strip of sheet material, such, forexample, as thin metal or paper, or any other suitable material. Theplug 4 is formed by pressing the material of the strip. The free end ofthe arm 5'is secured at 6 to the container top. As shown in theillustrated embodiment of the invention,

To all whom relates to containthis end of the closure is put through thetop and riveted over.

The plug closure is always held in position so that it may be easilyapplied to close the hole by simply pressing down on it. The closureforms a tight and substantially moisture proof seal. It is cheap to makeand easy to apply, particularly to cans made of paper.

In Figures 1 to 5, the pourin hole 3 is shown as of generally ovalsfiape, with the friction plug of corresponding shape. Other forms ofhole and plug may be employed, such, for example, as the forms shown inFigures 6, 7, 8, and 9.

Figures 1 and 5 show the pouring strip 5 in its normal position when thecan is open for pouring. It will be noted that the curvature of thestrip 5 is suflicient to maintain the plug away from the hole so thatthe material may be readily poured without interference by the plug 4.When it is desired to close the container, the plug 4 is pressed down,at which time the connecting strip 5 automatically guides the plugintothe hole, whereupon the frictional engagement of the plug with theedges of the pouring opening overcomes the resiliency of the connectingstrip 5 and the container is maintained in a closed con dition until itis desired to again remove material therefrom, at which time thefriction plug may be readily removed, as for example, by inserting afinger nail under the flange thereof.

It is to be understood that the. present invention is not limited to itsillustrated embodiment, but may be otherwise embodied within the scopeof the following claims.

I claim:

1. A container having a pouring hole, a plug for closing the hole, and aflexible strip secured to the container at a point spaced from the hole,the strip being adapted to hold the plug away from the hole when it isremoved therefrom and to direct the plug toward the hole when the sameis to be replaced, substantially as described.

2. A container having a pouring hole, and a closure for the holecomprising a strip of springy material secured to the container to oneside of the hole and having its end extending over the hole and formedover inside the wall to secure the strip in fixed position to thecontainer, and having the other end formed as a friction plug for thehole, the strip being spring like and adapted to hold the plug spacedaway from the hole when it is removed therefrom, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

LEWIS G. BROOKS.

